Evaluations

Where large amounts of financial and other investment are concerned the need for independent evaluation is paramount. Our senior staff have been doing this for two decades for Government departments and agencies and other public bodies.

The secret to an effective evaluation is that it be intelligently critical but also supportive and contributory. In a number of recent evaluations we have operated as a “critical friend” – identifying and developing new and highly constructive approaches to a wide variety of issues.

Summative evaluations can play a useful role in drawing a line under one-off initiatives but formative evaluations offer the chance to learn and improve as the programme is being implemented – thus providing much greater value and resulting in a more effective programme.